MySQL is een krachtige opensource-databaseserver die vooral populair is als website- en forumdatabase. Ook Tweakers.net maakt gebruik van MySQL om onder andere gebruikersgegevens, statistieken en diverse review-, meuk- en nieuwsartikelen in op te slaan. De ontwikkelaars hebben versie uit de 8.0 uitgebracht. Voor meer informatie over de verbeteringen in de 8.0-release verwijzen we door naar deze pagina. Oracle heeft de volgende aankondiging meegeleverd:
Announcing General Availability of MySQL 8.0
MySQL adds NoSQL and many new enhancements to the world’s most popular open source database:
- NoSQL Document Store gives developers the flexibility of developing traditional SQL relational applications and NoSQL, schema-free document database applications. This eliminates the need for a separate NoSQL document database.
- SQL Window functions, Common Table Expressions, NOWAIT and SKIP LOCKED, Descending Indexes, Grouping, Regular Expressions, Character Sets, Cost Model, and Histograms.
- JSON Extended syntax, new functions, improved sorting, and partial updates. With JSON table functions you can use the SQL machinery for JSON data.
- GIS Geography support. Spatial Reference Systems (SRS), as well as SRS aware spatial datatypes, spatial indexes, and spatial functions.
- Reliability DDL statements have become atomic and crash safe, meta-data is stored in a single, transactional data dictionary
- Observability Performance Schema, Information Schema, Invisible Indexes, Error Logging.
- Manageability Persistent Configuration Variables, Undo tablespace management, Restart command, and New DDL.
- High Availability InnoDB Cluster delivers an integrated, native, HA solution for your databases.
- Security OpenSSL improvements, new default authentication, SQL Roles, breaking up the super privilege, password strength, authorization.
- Performance Up to 2x faster than MySQL 5.7.